Team DAR’s young boy becomes a man with Black Blood Cells. Picking up right where 2015’s Coolin in AXEL World and various Team DAR appearances left off, Black Ax delivers hard-hitting lyrics over trill-ass beats. The project is one of maturation, as we’re finding a more-mature Ax delving into topics such as loyalty, responsibility, and the […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @JOHNGBEATS – Unreleased Beat Tape
Click album art for project. Trust me, the extra click is worth it. We’ve got a bit of a premiere today. JohnG Beats hit my inbox with this tape, a collection of beats circa October 2012, that captures the essence of a young producer just trying to get his work out there. This “Unreleased” collection […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @TTMDRE – The Black Hole Theory
Click the album cover to view the project over on SoundCloud Philly-born artist DRE! gives us a combination of politically (and socially) charged bars and smoothed-out flows on this project. From the first song throughout the album, DRE! gives us a view into a desolate society that seems destined to damn those who seem “different” […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @kendricklamar – DAMN.
Earlier in the week, I offered up five things that I wanted from Kendrick Lamar’s then-upcoming DAMN. album. Well, today is judgment day. DAMN. is finally a thing. So, did the album deliver or was it always destined to be overhyped? Let’s get into the project. I’ve listened through this album several times since it […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @AudioPush – The Throwaways
All I’ll say to this collection is this. If these are throwaways, imagine what the songs that they kept sound like. No, seriously, imagine that for a second. These tracks are as technically sound as they are catchy. That means that anything officially released will be a problem for some artist out there. You don’t find too […]
Read moreSOTBMusic: Five Things I Want From @KendrickLamar’s DAMN.
In less than 48 hours, Kendrick Lamar’s DAMN. will drop. We at SpeedontheBeat.com (read: me, Drizzle, and anyone else who contributes) are most likely somewhere between optimistic and rabid fanboy status for this project. But, there are some things we (read: I) want from this project. Here are the top five. 5. An eclectic mix of […]
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